2 Swallow Close, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LW

2 Swallow Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0LW). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £560,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.